Pranab Mukherjee has got the opportunity to perhaps become the most distinguished President India has ever had. There are many who believe that he would have made an excellent Prime Minister but the coveted position of the head of the government could never be his due to uncertainties of politics. Read more

The last public picture of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with his wife Sonia Gandhi alongside that of Rajesh Khanna published on the front page of most national dailies on May 21, 1991 remains part of the recollection of a large number of people in the capital. Read more

The gross mishandling of the situation in Uttrakhand by the Congress leadership has further strengthened the belief that the party continues to be clueless about ground realities despite getting a drubbing in the recent assembly elections. Read more

Earlier this week, BJP’s chief spokesman, Ravi Shankar Prasad took everyone by surprise by declaring that Rahul Gandhi should be made the Prime Minister for the remaining period of the UPA so that people in this country can evaluate his performance. Read more

Those who watched the live proceedings of the Lok Sabha debate on the lokpal bill on Tuesday were in for a rude shock over the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party, the principal opposition in Parliament conducted itself. Read more

The landslide Bihar results in favour of Nitish Kumar and his ally—the BJP
has perhaps paved the way for the projection of the pragmatic chief minister on the national centre stage for the 2014 elections. Read more

Senior Samajwadi leader Amar Singh appears to be working to a plan to counter the circumstances, which led to his being relieved from several important positions he held in the organization led by his one time leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.